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THIS WEEK'S GAME: The Blue Devils (4-3, 2-2 WIAC) return to Williams Stadium to face nationally ranked UW-Whitewater (6-0, 4-0 WIAC), Saturday, Oct. 27 on Military Appreciation Day with kickoff slated for 1 p.m. The Warhawks are ranked fifth in the D3football.com Top 25 and fourth in the AFCA Coaches poll.
ON THE AIR: iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will provide broadcast coverage for the season with Pete Knutson and Jake Bostrom providing commentary during the games. Game streams are available on wmeq.com or through the iHeartRadio App. For home games, iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will provide the audio portion for
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WEEKLY INTERVIEW: UW-Stout head coach
Clayt Birmingham will speak with Pete Knutson of iHeartRadio's Newstalk radio on a weekly basis about the upcoming game and last week's game. | This Week's Interview |
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LAST TIME OUT: UW-STOUT: UW-Stout and UW-Stevens Point combined for 42 points in the first half, but after a scoreless third quarter, the Blue Devils won the fourth quarter and took a 31-27 win at Goerke Field on the Pointers' homecoming Saturday.
Keyshawn Carpenter keyed the Blue Devils' offense all day, and the senior piled up a career-best 182 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. Out of Stout's 82 plays, Carpenter touched the ball 38 times and averaged 4.8 yards per carry. The 38 carries are the most for a UW-Stout runner since Andy Reese carried 38 times for 210 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 10, 2005. |
Game Story and Stats
LAST TIME OUT: UW-WHITEWATER: No. 6 Whitewater ]extended its current winning streak to 13 games Saturday afternoon with a 44-7 triumph over UW-River Falls on Homecoming and Hall of Fame Day at Perkins Stadium. The Warhawks piled up 31 first-half points and rushed for 268 yards on a windy day in Whitewater. UW-Whitewater's shutout streak ended at 193 minutes, 55 seconds of game time after the Falcons found the end zone with 12:06 to play in the fourth quarter. The Warhawks jumped out to a 31-0 halftime lead and piled up 454 yards of total offense in a 44-7 triumph over UW-River Falls. UW-Whitewater tallied three interceptions to help stifle the Falcon offense, which entered the game as the conference's No. 1 rushing offense. The Warhawks' win was their fifth straight on Homecoming and pushed the program's all time record to 70-24-1 on the annual date. |
Game Story and Stats
WHEN STOUT AND WHITEWATER LAST MET: Two glaring statistics jump out in an otherwise even looking box score - turnovers and points. UW-Whitewater held 23rd-ranked UW-Stout scoreless for the first time in two years in a 14-0 win Saturday at Warhawk Stadium and the Warhawks racked up three takeaways to none for the Blue Devils. Whitewater scored twice in the first half - once in each quarter - and that would prove to be enough. The Warhawks also recovered two fumbles and recorded one interception. For the second consecutive week, Stout had no takeaways after recording six in their first two games of the season. |
Game Story and Stats
THE SERIES: The Warhawks lead the series, 48-10-2. The Warhawks have won the last 16 games over UW-Stout, with the Blue Devils' last win coming during the 2001 season, a 28-25 victory. Stout had won the previous year by a 17-15 score.
A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS: Freshman
Sean Borgerding has assumed the quarterback role and has been moving the team up and down the field. Borgerding has completed 95 of 171 passes for 1399 yards and is averaging 199.9 yards passing per game. Borgerding has connected for 12 TD passes, third in the WIAC. His primary target has been fellow freshman
Levy Hamer, who has six receiving TDs. Hamer is averaging 102.1 yards per game on 49 catches in receiving yards for 715 total receiving yards, tops in the league. Hamer is averaging 14.6 yards per catch with his longest reception at 47 yards. Hamer is averaging a league-best 147.9 all-purpose yards.
Noel Gonzalez has 18 receptions, snagging a career-best six passes against UW-La Crosse, for 170 yards and his first receiving TD. Two years ago, Gonzales returned a kickoff for a score. Freshman
Parker Fossum has 17 catches and two TDs, including a one-handed grab against California Lutheran in the home opener.
Tyler Seymour has 12 receptions for 294 yards and is averaging 24.5 yards per catch. Seymour has the team's longest single reception of the season, a 75-yard catch and run against California Lutheran.
Rayshawn Graham and
Keyshawn Carpenter have been bolstering Stout running game. Graham, a second team all-WIAC pick last season, is currently fifth in the WIAC with 495 yards with an average of 5.3 yards per carry and four TDs. Graham had back-to-back 100-plus yard games coming into the La Crosse game and carried for 91 yards against the Eagles. Carpenter has carried the ball 99 times for 422 yards and five TDs, moving into seventh in the WIAC in rushing. Defensively, the Blue Devils are allowing 350.3 total yards per game and 201.6 yards passing and 148.7 running the ball. The Blue Devils have seven interceptions with linebacker
Haydon Miller and
Jed Schlegel each nabbing two and
Jason Dilly,
Brandon Vecchio and
Levi Wolf each getting another. The Blue Devils have 16 total sacks, with
Dylan Peterson leading the way with 6.0 for 29 yards,
Jason Dilly with 5.0,
Aaron Wisecup with 4.5 and
Haydon Miller with 4.0
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2018 Statistics
HOT HOME OFFENSE: In three home games, the Blue Devils have cranked up their offensive output. Stout is averaging 460.3 total yards of offense, 184.3 rushing, 276.0 passing. During that home stretch, Borgerding has completed 48 of-78 for 821 yards and seven TDs. He is averaging 273.7 yards. Hamer has 22 catches in the cozy confines of Williams Stadium and averaged 18.6 yards per catch. Graham is averaging 6.5 yards per carry and 136.0 per game.
BREAKING OUT: Keyshawn Carpenter rushed for a career-best 182 yards on 38 carries with three touchdowns as the Blue Devils defeated UW-Stevens Point, 31-27. Carpenter had five runs of over 10 yards, including a 25-yard rush that set up a tying score at 21-21 late in the second quarter. Carpenter carried the ball 11 times for first downs. Carpenter scored the first TD of the game, a 2-yard rush at 8:56 of the first quarter, then added a 1-yard run at 11:15 of the second quarter to give Stout a 13-7 lead. Carpenter's third TD came at 11:23 of the fourth quarter to break the tie game and give Stout a 28-21 lead. The 38 rushes in a single game is the most for a Blue Devil ball carrier since Andy Reese carried 38 times for 210 times against UW-Platteville, Sept. 10, 2005. Carpenter was named the WIAC offensive athlete of the week.
ALL-PURPOSE GUY: Freshman wide receiver
Levy Hamer has collected 1035 all-purpose yards, leading the conference. Hamer has 715 receiving yards, 317 kickoff return yards and nine punt return yards. The only dent in armor comes on the running game where Hamer is minus-9. He is averaging 147.9 all-purpose yards per contest, ranking 30th in the NCAA Division III.
MR. RELIABLE: Also adding stability to the special teams is the return of long snapper
Clay Dziekan (Sr, Mondovi) for his final season. Dziekan earned honorable mention all-conference honors last season. Dziekan even scored his first career points when he caught a pass for a two-point conversion against UW-Stevens Point.
CLIMBING THE LADDER: Blue Devil kicker
Drew Pearson is currently fourth on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list with 185 points. Pearson recently passed running back Craig Warminski i with 174 points and wide receiver Scott Frederickson is fourth with 178 points. Frederickson's mark was the school record until Luke Bundgaard shattered it with 240 points. Kicker Ricky Marteney is currently second with 217 points and Pearson is only two points short of kicker Evan Larson's 187 points. Quarterback
Jay Alston is currently 10th on the all-time passing list with 3496 yards.
PRESEASON POLLS: The Blue Devils finished fifth in the competitive WIAC last season and according to a preseason poll by WIAC football coaches and sports information directors, the Blue Devils are picked to finish fifth this year. UW-Oshkosh is picked to finish first, UW-Whitewater second, UW-Platteville third, UW-La Crosse fourth, UW-Stout fifth, UW-River Falls sixth, UW-Stevens Point seventh and UW-Eau Claire eighth. |
WIAC Preseason Poll
WHO'S WHO: UW-WHITEWATER: The Warhawks remained at No. 4 in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll and moved up one spot to No. 5 in the latest D3football.com Top 25. UW-Whitewater garnered 529 points from D3football.com voters, only 10 points shy of No. 4 St. John's, and 1132 points from AFCA pollsters. The Warhawks were ranked sixth by Street & Smith entering the 2018 season. The Warhawks' current 13-game winning streak ranks second in the nation behind Mount Union (22). During that streak, UW-Whitewater is outscoring opponents 417-73, or an average of approximately 32-6, over that span. The team has also posted four shutouts during the streak and seven other games of allowing seven points or fewer. The Warhawks have not allowed more than two touchdowns in a game since Sept. 30, 2017, at UW-Oshkosh. With a win Saturday and a UW-Oshkosh loss at UW-Stevens Point, the Warhawks would clinch at least a share of the program's 36th conference championship. The Warhawks average 33.5 points per game and give up 4.3 points. Alex Peete is second in the WIAC in rushing, averaging 91.7 yards per game. Peete has run for eight TDs and has caught another. | 2018 Statistics
THE WARHAWKS LAST SEASON: UW-Whitewater has won a conference-best 35 league championships and compiled at least six WIAC wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons and is ranked sixth by Street & Smith's and No. 12 by D3football.com. The Warhawks have 10 starters back on defense, including senior defensive lineman Harry Henschler and senior defensive back Famus Hasty, who were named to the D3football.com Preseason All-America first and second team, respectively. Henschler compiled a league-best 17.5 tackles for loss and 14 quarterback sacks a season ago. Senior quarterback Cole Wilber completed 146-of-260 passes for 2,067 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2017.
UW-Whitewater, Saturday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m.
Head Coach: Kevin Bullis
Coach's Record: 38-6
2017 Record: 7-3, 6-1 WIAC, 2nd
Series Record: 10-48-2
Last Meeting: Whitewater 14, Stout 0 (2017)
First Meeting: Whitewater 20, Stout 9 (1928)
2018 Schedule
Sept. 1 at Dubuque, W 38-6
Sept. 8 Concordia-Moorhead, W 24-6
Sept. 15 Middle Georgia State, W 73-0 (exh)
Sept. 29 at UW-La Crosse, W 30-7
Oct. 6 UW-Oshkosh, W 20-0
Oct. 13 at UW-Eau Claire, W 45-0
Oct. 20 UW-River Falls, W 44-7
Oct. 27 at UW-Stout, 1 pm
Nov. 3 UW-Stevens Point, 1 pm
Nov. 10 at UW-Platteville, 1 pm
THE MATCHUP: Comparing the numbers:
| Stout |
WIAC Rankings |
|
WIAC Rankings |
Whitewater |
| 24.6 |
4 |
PPG |
1 |
33.5 |
| 24.4 |
3 |
Opp. PPG |
1 |
4.3 |
| 227.1 |
4 |
Pass Yds |
3 |
235.5 |
| 164.0 |
4 |
Rush Yds |
1 |
182.8 |
| +2 (15/13) |
3 |
Turnover /- |
4 |
+1 (8/7) |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Week Seven: Offensive athlete of the week: Keyshawn Carpenter, Sr, Evergreen Park, Ill. Defensive athlete of the week: Brandon Vecchio, Jr, Tomahawk, Wis. Special team athlete of the week: Shawn Magee, Sr, Rice Lake, Wis. Offensive lineman of the week: Alex Negoski, So, Evergreen Park, Ill (Brother Rice) Offensive scout athlete of the week: Ben Boie, Fr, Thorp, Wis. (Stanley-Boyd) Scout team defensive player of the week: Billy Curnow, Fr, Duluth, Minn. (Proctor)
TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2018 season include running back Keyshawn Carpenter (Sr, Evergreen Park, Ill), offensive lineman Caleb Adams (Sr, Rochester, Minn) and safety Levi Wolf (Sr, Elmwood).
KICKOFF FAIR CATCH (AND OTHER RULE CHANGES): Beginning with the 2018 season, a kickoff returner can signal a fair catch inside the 25-yard line, technically resulting in a touchback. The ball will be brought out to the 25-yard line to start the ensuing drive. | 2018 NCAA Rule Changes
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Clayt Birmingham (35-50) is in his ninth season in 2018 as the UW-Stout head coach. Before coming to Stout, Birmingham coached at Western Michigan, Emporia College and UW-Stevens Point. Birmingham was the UW-Stout defensive coordinator for three years before assuming the head coaching role. Birmingham played his college football at UW-Stevens Point.
UW-Whitewater: Kevin Bullis (38-6) is in his fourth year as head coach in 2018. Under Bullis' leadership, the Warhawks have collected 42 All-WIAC honors, 21 All-West Region accolades and 17 All-American awards. He owns an impressive 31-6 record through three seasons at the helm, good for a .838 winning percentage, and is 19-2 against conference competition (.905). Bullis led UW-Whitewater to the program's 35th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship in 2016 after finishing the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record. He was named WIAC George Chryst Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. The team reached the NCAA quarterfinal round for the 11th time in the last 12 years.
COACHING STAFF: Head coach
Clayt Birmingham works with the defensive backs.
Travis Destache returns as the defensive coordinator and also works with the linebackers. Destache was named the WIAC assistant coach of the year by the WFCA in 2017. Destache is in his 12th season with the Blue Devils. Chase Vogel returns for his fifth year and is the offensive coordinator, working with the quarterbacks and the passing game.
Derek Branch is in his fifth season with the Blue Devils. An all-conference offensive lineman with the Blue Devils during his playing years, Branch will work with the offensive line.
Jed Stutzman is in his fifth year with the Blue Devils and will again work with the running backs. Jeff Sullivan was an assistant coach with the Blue Devils from 2003-05, returning in 2016 after an 11 year hiatus from college football. During the interim, Sullivan was an assistant coach with a number of high school programs and is a member of the first class to earn their PhD at Stout. Sullivan works with the defensive line.
Jake Schiff begins his third year with the Blue Devil coaching staff. Schiff played defensive back for the Blue Devils and was a student assistant coach in 2014 and 2015. Schiff works with the defensive line.
Wade Smethers begins his first year as a Blue Devil assistant coach and works with the wide receivers. Jake Shaw and Thor Daley are in their first years as Blue Devil assistant coaches. Shaw works with the linebackers and Daley with the offensive linemen. After an all-conference and all-region career as a Blue Devil punter,
Clark Riedel enters his first year as an assistant coach and will work with the special teams.
THE LEAGUES: UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire are members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Stout finished fifth in league play last season and the Blue Devils were picked to finish fifth in a
WIAC preseason poll released in mid-August. The Blugolds were picked to finish eighth.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Senior
Caleb Adams has been nominated as a National Football Foundation (NFF) scholar-athlete for 2018 and has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Campbell Trophy.
SEASON HONORS: 2018: Dylan Peterson was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week special teams after blocking two kicks against UW-La Crosse...
Jed Schlegel was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week and as the WIAC defensive player of the week after Stout's 26-20 win over UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, recording 10 tackles and an interception.
Levy Hamer was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers athlete of the week after the Eau Claire win after scoring two TDs and pulling in 177 yards in nine catches... Running back
Rayshawn Graham was selected WIAC offensive athlete of the week after gaining 172 yards against California Lutheran, Sept. 22. Graham was also the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week...Linebacker
Haydon Miller was selected WIAC defensive athlete of the week after making eight tackles and getting an interception against California Lutheran, Sept. 22...Defensive lineman
Scott Gustafson was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after he blocked an extra point attempt that gave the Blue Devils a 24-23 overtime win over Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 8...Place kicker
Drew Pearson has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award watch list...
Caleb Adams has been nominated as an NFF scholar-athlete for 2018.
TOPPERS: The following are career bests for several of Stout's offensive players
Jay Alston - Passing
15 comp, 27 att, 311 yds, 3 TDs vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
16 comp, 29 att, 289 yds, 4 TDs vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 22, 2016
18 comp, 33 att, 247 yds, 2 TDs vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016
14 comp, 30 att, 235 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017
10 comp, 21 att, 203 yds, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
14 comp, 26 att, 198 yds, 1 TD vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
10 comp, 21 att, 183 yds. 3 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 14, 2017
16 comp, 33 att, 135 yds, 2 TDs, vs. UW-Whitewater, Nov. 14, 2015
13 comp, 28 att, 161 yds, 2 TDs, vs UW-Platteville, Oct. 29, 2016
10 comp, 20 att, 148 yds, 1 TD, vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 10, 2016
Sean Borgerding - Passing
23 comp, 37 att, 315 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
20 comp, 34 att, 274 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2018
15 comp, 28 att, 233 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
10 comp, 13 att, 273 yards, 4 TDs vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
8 comp, 16 att, 108 yards vs. St. John's University, Sept. 1, 2018
5 comp, 18 att, 61 yards, 2 TDs vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 8, 2018
Jay Alston - Rushing
9 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
6 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
KeyShawn Carpenter - Rushing
38 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018
11 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
17 carries, 95 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2018
20 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 8, 2018
17 carries, 77 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 2, 2017
12 carries, 59 yards vs. Wartburg College, Sept. 19, 2015
Rayshawn Graham - Rushing
20 carries, 172 yards, 2 TDs vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
24 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
15 carries,105 yards vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017
19 carries, 100 yards vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 14, 2017
19 carries, 91 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
5 carries, 52 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 2, 2017
14 carries, 61 yards vs. UW-Whitewater, Oct. 7, 2017
17 carries, 50 yards vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 9, 2017
Levy Hamer - Receiving
9 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDs vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
4 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TDs, vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
8 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2018
9 receptions, 89 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
7 receptions, 80 yards vs. St. John's University, Sept. 1, 2018
7 receptions, 73 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018
5 receptions, 53 yards vs. Gustavus Adolphus College, Sept. 8, 2018
Dustin Rondorf - Receiving
2 receptions, 24, yards vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017
2 receptions, 21 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 2, 2017
Noel Gonzalez - Receiving
5 receptions, 41 yards vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
4 receptions, 33 yards vs UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
2 receptions, 39 yards, TD, vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
3 receptions, 44 yards vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Sept. 8, 2018
Tyler Seymour - Receiving
3 receptions, 102 yards, TD, vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018
4 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD, vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018
DON & NONA WILLIAMS STADIUM MARKS
Longest Pass Play
87 - Jon Bane to Anthony Muilenburg (Dakota Wesleyan) Sept. 7, 2013
85 - Michael Blizel to Trevor Morning vs. Jamestown, Sept. 8, 2012
85 - Brett Kasper to Sam Mentkowski (UW-Oshkosh), Oct. 3, 2015
Longest Run from Scrimmage
86 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-Oshkosh, Nov. 13, 2010
85 - Adolfo Pacheco run for TD vs. Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
Longest Field Goal
55 - Nick Dace (North Central College), Sept. 15, 2012
53 - Drew Pearson (UW-Stout), vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
53 - Nick Dace (North Central College), Sept. 15, 2012
Longest Punt Return
80 - Craig Warminski vs. Eureka College, Sept. 18, 2010
Longest Kickoff Return
90 - Carlos Concepcion vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23, 2010
Most Rushing Yards in a Game
328 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003
207 - Taylor Edwards (UW-River Falls), Oct. 3, 2009
207 - Justin Biever (UW-Whitewater), Nov. 5, 2005
Most Yards Passing in a Game
446 - Tom Stetzer (UW-Platteville), Sept. 29, 2001
381 - Dylan Jones (Loras College), Sept. 13, 2014
358 - Brett Borchert (UW-Stevens Point), Oct. 16, 2004
357 - Hank Kujak vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
350 - Brett Kasper (UW-Oshkosh), Oct. 3, 2015
349 - Austin Neu (UW-Eau Claire), Oct. 1, 2011
341 - Hank Kujak vs. Bethel University, Sept. 3, 2015
Most Yards Receiving in a Game
243 - Max Boe (Jamestown), Sept. 11, 2010
238 - Nate Even (Loras College), Sept. 13, 2014
Most TDs Scored in a Game
4 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003
THE LAST TIME A STOUT PLAYER...
Threw for 400-plus yards
418 - Hank Kujak vs. Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015 (22 comp, 44 att, 3 TD)
457 - Matt Bunyan vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 1998 (31 comp, 58 att, 4 TD)
Threw for 300-399 yards
315 - Sean Borgerding vs. UW-La Crosse, Oct. 6, 2018 (23 comp, 37 att, 1 TD)
311 - Jay Alston vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016 (15 comp, 27 att, 3 TDs)
325 - Hank Kujak vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 2015 (16 comp, 31 att, 3 TD)
357 - Hank Kujak vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015 (23 comp, 48 att, 5 TD)
Ran for 300-plus yards
328 - Luke Bundgaard vs. UW-Platteville, Nov. 15, 2003 (53* carries, 4 TD)
Ran for 200-299 yards
207 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 1, 2008 (32 carries, 2 TD)
Ran for 100-199 yards
182- KeyShawn Carpenter vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 20, 2018 (38 carries, 3 TD)
145 - Rayshawn Graham vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018 (24 carries)
172 - Rayshawn Graham vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018 (20 carries)
100 - Rayshawn Graham vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 14, 2017 (19 carries)
105 - Rayshawn Graham vs.UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017 (15 carries)
105 - Travis Urlaub vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015 (10 carries, 1 TD)
119 - Adolfo Pacheco vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016 (11 carries, 1 TD)
104 - Travis Urlaub vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016 (23 carries, 1 TD)
Recorded 200-plus receiving yards
223 - Jordan Dabney vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016 (5 rec, 2 TDs)
241* - Dan Austin vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 1, 2003 (9 rec, 1 TD)
Recorded 150-199 receiving yards
177 - Levy Hamer vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018 (9 rec, 2 TDs)
155 - Akema Collins vs. UW-Platteville, Sept. 30, 2017 (6 rec)
159 - Brian Alvarez vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015 (10 rec, 3 TD)
Caught 10-plus receptions
10 - Brian Alvarez vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015 (159 yds, 3TD)
Returned a kickoff 90-plus yards
96t - Noel Gonzalez at UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016
90t - Carlos Concepcion vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23, 2010
Scored 4 touchdowns
4 - Craig Warminski vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 25, 2008 (28 carries, 250 yds)
Scored 3 touchdowns
3 - Brian Alvarez vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015 (10 rec, 159 yds)
Recorded two (or more) interceptions in a single game
2- Levi Wolf vs. UW-La Crosse, Nov. 4, 2017
2 - Levi Wolf vs. St. Thomas, Sept. 9, 2017
2 - Enzo Rosani vs. Mayville State, Sept. 17, 2016
Successfully Kicked a 50-plus yard field goal
51- Drew Pearson vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 13, 2017
53 - Drew Pearson vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
51 - Drew Pearson at UW-Oshkosh, Oct. 1, 2016
52 - Drew Pearson at Mayville State, Sept. 17, 2016 (just before halftime)
52 - Brandon Raciborski vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 20, 2007 (game winner with 45 seconds remaining)
Returned a blocked punt for a score
Jed Schlegel, 47 yards vs. UW-Platteville (Levi Wolf block), Sept. 30, 2017
Returned a blocked field goal for a score
Enzo Rosani, 86 yards vs. UW-La Crosse (Travis Shackleton block), Oct. 10, 2015
Returned an interception for a score
Levi Wolf, 28 yards vs. UW-Stevens Point, Oct. 21, 2017
Iyen Ogbomoh, 5 yards vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
Returned a fumble for a score
Michael Pierson, 15 yards vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 28, 2017
* school record
THE LAST TIME A STOUT TEAM...
Played an overtime game
Oct. 6, 2018 - vs. UW-La Crosse, L 29-23 (OT)
Sept. 8, 2018 - at Gustavus Adolphus, W 24-23 (OT)
Sept. 3, 2010 - at Black Hills State, L 14-13 (OT)
Oct. 3, 2009 - vs. UW-River Falls, W 13-12 (OT)
Sept. 6, 2008 - at Menlo College, W 13-10 (OT)
Sept. 18, 1999 - at St. Ambrose, L 34-28 (OT)
Nov. 17, 1996 - vs. Winona State, W 50-43 (OT) at Metrodome
Recorded 450-plus total yards of offense
476 - vs. UW-Eau Claire, Sept. 29, 2018
547 - vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
521 - vs. Simpson College, Sept. 3, 2016
507 - vs. UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 7, 2015
499 - vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
469 - at UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 17, 2015
534 - at Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
Recorded 350-plus yards of passing
357 - vs. UW-River Falls, Oct. 24, 2015
418 - at Loras College, Sept. 12, 2015
Recorded 250-plus yards of rushing
263 - vs. California Lutheran, Sept. 22, 2018
289 - vs. UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 15, 2016
BIG KICKOFF RETURNS: Noel Gonzalez returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against UW-Stevens Point, Nov. 5, 2016 at Stevens Point. The return was the longest return since Mike Bechtel returned a 98-yard kickoff return against UW-Whitewater, Oct. 14, 1995 on the Blue Devils' homecoming. Carlos Concepcion returned a kick 90 yards against UW-Eau Claire, Oct. 23, 2010. Jesse Wendt, who holds the school single season record for kickoff return average, returned a kickoff 90 yards in 2004. Tony Beckham did not have any 90-plus yard returns, but in back-to-back seasons, the future NFL draftee returned an 88-yard kickoff and an 89-yard return in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
FIELD GOAL BLOCK & RETURN: During the 2015 season, Travis Shackleton blocked a 29-yard field goal attempt by UW-La Crosse in La Crosse, Oct. 10, 2015, and Enzo Rosani scooped up the ball on the La Crosse 14, returning it 86 yards for a score. The blocked kick was Shackleton's first career block and the touchdown was Rosani's first collegiate TD. There was no mention in the UW-Stout, the WIAC or the NCAA record books for returning blocked field goal attempts. There is now a category in the Stout record book. After sending out a request to NCAA Division III sports information directors, the following list of blocked field goals was compiled.
Blocked Field Goal Attempt Returns
95t, Javicz Jones (Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Louisiana College), 2012
86t, Enzo Rosani (UW-Stout vs. UW-La Crosse), Oct. 17, 2015
82t, Anthony Giuliano (SUNY-Cortland vs. William Paterson), 2010
79t, Ryan Bonheyo (Gallaudet University vs. Becker College), Nov. 2, 2013 (game winning TD)
77t, Jim Smith (SUNY-Cortland vs. SUNY-Brockport), 2007
76t, Rick Mateja (North Central College vs. Wheaton College), Sept. 21, 1985
67t, Justin Baker (St. Norbert College vs. Lake Forest College), Sept. 26, 2009
61, Derek Sulo (North Central College vs. Carthage College), Nov. 10, 2007
MAX SPARGER: UW-Stout dedicated the Don & Nona Williams Stadium press box in honor of former UW-Stout athletic director and coach Max Sparger, September 11, 2010. Sparger led the Blue Devil football team to the 1965 WSUC championship. After leaving Stout in 1972, Sparger served as the WSUC commissioner. Sparger is a member of the UW-Stout Hall of Fame, as well as the WIAC Hall of Fame.
STOUT FOOTBALL HISTORY: Stout Institute played their first game on Nov. 4, 1911, when they lost to River Falls Normal School, 13-11. Walter Anderson scored Stout's first touchdown, an 85 yard kickoff return. A week later, Stout won their first game, 30-2, against LaCrosse Business School as Harvey Tice scored four touchdowns. The predecessor to the WIAC began in 1913 and Stout has won five conference titles - 1921, 1941, 1949, 1965 and 2000. Stout became the Blue Devils during the late 1920s or early 1930s. Football was not played during the war years of 1918, 1943, and 1944. Along the way, the school has gone through a number of name changes - Stout Institute, Stout State College, Stout State University and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Stout celebrated 100 years of football with a season-long celebration and alumni reunion during the 2011 season. | A 10-week series on Stout football is available.
TAILGATING: UW-Stout has adopted a formal tailgating policy for Blue Devil football games. The south end of the parking lot by the Don and Nona Williams Stadium has been designated as a tailgating area known as the "Tailgate Zone." Fans will be able to participate in the Blue Devil Walk. Tailgating is permitted three hours before the game, and tailgating activities will cease at game time. Only propane grills are permitted, no open flame grills. Tobacco is not permitted.
DON & NONA WILLIAMS STADIUM: UW-Stout's Don and Nona Williams Stadium got a facelift this summer with the installation of an updated surface. FieldTurf will installed the FieldTurf Revolution 360. FieldTurf promotes this surface as having "optimal durability, resilience, and feel." A padding/drainage mat will be added, as well as flushing the current drainage system to make sure the field sheds water as designed. The field's layout will be similar to the previous markings and will again include markings for high school hash marks. The S logo at midfield will be replaced by the new Blaze head logo. The stadium, which was opened during the 2001 season, last had the stadium turf replaced during the summer of 2008 when the original Astroturf-type surface was replaced with ProGrass, a surface that more closely resembled natural grass. Don & Nona Williams Stadium was only the second artificial playing surface in the state of Wisconsin when it opened in 2001. At the time, the Wisconsin Badgers were the only Wisconsin college team that played their games on artificial turf. The Green Bay Packers had an artificial surface in their practice facility. Now, every WIAC school has an artificial surface, and many high schools in the state have followed suit.
UP NEXT: The Blue Devils will close out the home portion of their schedule when they host UW-Platteville, Saturday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. on Senior Day.
